Egypt Jihadis Call for Slaughter of Christians

Egyptian media outlet El Fegr reports, "Elements of terrorist, jihadi organizations distributed leaflets today inciting for the killing of Copts in Suez, Ismailia, and Upper Egypt, promising them [Copts] a tragic end if they do not return to the truth."

An image of a copy of the leaflet appears on El Fegr's website. Titled, "An Urgent and Important Notice," it begins by calling on "all brothers and sisters" to "kill or physically attack the enemies of the religion of Allah—the Christians in all of Egypt's provinces, the slaves of the Cross, Allah's curse upon them…" It proceeds to promise a monetary reward for whoever helps "achieve Allah's rights against his enemies."

As a testimony to how safe the jihadi organizations of today's Egypt feel under the new Islamist president, the Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammad Morsi, the usual cryptic language normally used in such leaflets is dropped. The leaflet even names contact points and a specific mosque (Sheikh Ahmed Mosque in Kasfrit) where those interested should rally "after Friday prayers where new members to the organization will be welcomed." (...)